Barcelonas Seven Best Vintage Shops

Exploring the boutiques in downtown Barcelona is always nice, but once in a while it’s fun to get out of your comfort zone and try some new places. Luckily, Barcelona is full of vintage stores with one-of-a-kind pieces of clothing that will freshen up your wardrobe and add an edge to your style. Since these independent, unique places are usually hard to find, we’ve selected the best of them for you.

La Principal Retro & Co

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This tiny vintage store is set further apart than the main group of thrift shops in Calle Tallers. The personalized assistance of its owner will make the usually challenging experience of finding a fitting mom-jean a breeze. Clothes and accessories are generally tastefully selected pieces from the 1980s and 1990s at more than reasonable prices.

Holala Vintage

The Holala Vintage franchise is known for selling finely curated pieces of clothing, and rightly so. If you drop by their biggest store right behind the MACBA you will be delighted by their vast collection of carefully preserved clothing and furniture from as far back as the 1950s.

Camden

Camden Garage is probably the most eclectic vintage store on Calle Tallers. Though you’ll probably have to rummage more than usual to find something that you like, their eclectic selection of clothing offers stylish options for all tastes at great prices.

Flamingo Market Kilo

If you’re an avid vintage shopper, you’ll probably prefer paying for the weight of your purchases instead of handing out the money for each individual piece. That’s exactly what Flamingo Market Kilo offers: a set price per weight. Treat yourself to some unique clothing and let the scale tell you the price.

Club 80s

Just as it says on the box, Club 80s is a vintage clothes store entirely dedicated to the love-it-or-hate-it fashion decade that was the 80s. There are shoulder pads, parachute pants and leather jackets, stonewashed jeans and lots of bold colours. If you’re looking for something specific from the era, this is the best place to check, and the staff are generally good at helping you find what you’re after. Recommended by Tara Jessop.

La Font

This tiny boutique sell original vintage clothing as well as retro-inspired modern fashions and new accessories such as sunglasses, bags and jewellery. It stocks European brands such as Anerkjendt, Re-Kanken and Hymn, always preferring to work with independent labels and smaller producers where possible. Halfway between a vintage shop and a concept store, La Font – which gets its name form the small water pump that sits outside it – is a real treasure trove. Recommended by Tara Jessop.

Soul

If you’re a fan of alternative retro fashion, Soul has the potential to become your new favourite spot in the Raval. They specialise in everything from steampunk to pin-up, Gothic to Rockabilly, and stock popular brands such as Hell Bunny, Merc, Killstar and Iron Fist. With helpful staff and a wide range of clothes and accessories, this is one of the best places to find alternative fashions in Barcelona. Recommended by Tara Jessop.

About the author

Alison Moss

Alison is a PhD student in Aesthetics and Art Theory who is focusing her research on the definition of abstraction in contemporary art. As an avid reader, writer and art-lover she spends most of her time in libraries and museums, but she also thoroughly enjoys exploring the city’s hidden spots on the lookout for anything quirky and eccentric. Finding a dusty old knicknack in an antique fair or an outlandish sculpture at a flea market are simple joys that can make her day.